Isle Of Wight County Unincorporated

No such regulated use shall be permitted: Within two thousand five hundred feet (2,500) of any other existing adult entertainment establishment; and Within two thousand five hundred feet (2,500) of any residential zoning district...

Exterior display or storage of new or used automobile parts is prohibited. Equipment and vehicles stored overnight on the premises shall be behind the front building line or at least thirty-five (35) feet from the public right-of-way, whichever is greater.

Maximum number of guest bedrooms: Five (5); Maximum number of guests at any one (1) time: Fifteen (15); No paying guest shall stay on any one (1) visit for more than fourteen (14) consecutive nights; One (1) off-street parking space for each guest bedroom shall be provided in a side or rear yard; Meal service is limited to one (1) daily meal between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. per paying overnight guest...

Such restaurants shall comply with the requirements for drive-through facilities contained in subsection 5-1004.D, accessory uses, and section 10-1013, stacking spaces and drive through facilities.

Minimum lot area: Ten (10) acres. Minimum lot frontage: One hundred fifty (150) feet abutting a public highway... The density of campsites in a campground shall not exceed an average of fifteen (15) campsites per acre of the developed portion... Minimum setback of all camping sites or pads from: Adjacent property lines and public or street rights-of-way: One hundred (100) feet. Any residence of adjacent property owners: Three hundred (300) feet. All interior roads and from each other: Twenty (20) feet. A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the total campground shall be reserved for open space and developed recreational area...

Proper permitting and record retention shall be required through the commonwealth for stuffing and mounting birds and animals for compensation or for sale, as provided for in Title 29.1. Proper disposal of waste material to prevent potential disease transmission is required by the following means, and without undue delay: Incinerating organic waste material in an approved incinerator, not by open burning, even in a pit. Placing organic waste material in a legal landfill using a covered leak-proof container for transport. Use of animal remains for hunting and/or as an animal food source shall be prohibited.

Minimum lot size: Five (5) acres. The maximum number of campsites shall be ten (10) sites. No campsite shall be located within two hundred (200) feet of single-family residence located on an adjoining property... Access to campsites shall be provided by a ten-foot all weather road... The maximum length of continuous occupancy in the same campground shall be no more than one hundred twenty (120) days.

A zoning permit is required. A zoning permit shall not be issued for a short-term rental until the following procedure has been completed: The zoning administrator is to send written notification by certified letter to the last known address of each adjacent property owner advising them of the proposed short-term rental and informing them that the permit may be issued if written comments are not received within thirty (30) days. The property shall also be posted with a sign pursuant to section 9-1006 for no less than fourteen (14) days prior to the expiration of the thirty-day period. If the zoning administrator receives no written objection from any property owner so notified within thirty (30) days of the date of sending the notification letter, and the zoning administrator determines that the proposed short-term rental otherwise complies with the zoning ordinance and the requirements for sewage disposal, the zoning administrator may issue a zoning permit for the short-term rental. If the zoning administrator receives written objection from any property owner so notified within thirty (30) days of the date of sending the notification letter, then the zoning administrator may not issue a zoning permit unless and until such time as a conditional use permit for the proposed short-term rental is approved by the board of supervisors with a recommendation by the planning commission. An authorized agent must be designated as a point of contact who is available to be contacted and to address conditions occurring at the short-term rental within thirty (30) minutes. Physical responses to the site of the short-term rental is not required. The Operator shall be notified in writing of failed attempts to receive timely responses from the authorized agent. Failure to respond in a timely manner shall result in a complaint subject to the penalties set forth below. The operator must register their short-term rental unit with the community development department and receive a registration number. The operator authorizes county employees to enter the subject property upon reasonable advanced written notice to the operator, at least one (1) time during the calendar year for which registration is valid, to verify the short-term rental is being operated in accordance with applicable regulations. The zoning permit may not be transferred. No more than one (1) short-term rental may be operated on any lot. Operators may enter into rental agreements with only one (1) party per legal dwelling unit per twenty-four (24) hour period. A residential dwelling unit located within a building that contains three (3) or more dwelling units may not be operated as a short-term rental. The maximum number of lodgers per night, over the age of eighteen (18) years, shall not exceed two (2) persons per bedroom but in no case shall exceed sixteen (16) persons. This number shall be reduced to conform to the occupancy requirements of the Virginia Uniform Building Code and/or the Virginia Department of Health. The number of persons allowed to gather at a short-term rental at any one (1) time shall not exceed twice the maximum number of permitted overnight guests, including children. Only the maximum number of overnight guests shall be permitted at a short-term rental between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Short-term rentals shall not be used as event centers as defined by the zoning ordinance. Operators must obtain a business license and register for transient occupancy and state sales tax. Short-term rentals must meet current building and zoning regulations and be subject to a safety inspection from the county to confirm the installation of smoke alarms, fire extinguisher and a posted emergency exit plan prior to permit approval. One (1) off-street space per guest room is required in addition to the parking required for the house. No visible evidence of the conduct of a short-term rental is allowed on the outside of the property. The owner/operator shall not prepare meals for guests. Operator shall provide proof of liability insurance to rental activity at registration and each subsequent renewal of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000.00). Such insurance coverage must remain in place at all times the short-term rental is being operated. Accessory structures, not including permitted accessory dwelling units, shall not be used or occupied as short-term rentals. All advertisements for any short-term rental shall include the short-term rental registration number for such dwelling. A zoning permit for a short-term rental may be revoked by the Zoning Administrator, or designee, for the following reasons: In the event of three (3) or more substantiated complaints of violation of applicable state or local laws, ordinances and regulations, as they relate to short-term rentals, within a calendar year; or Authorized agent's failure to respond in a timely manner more than twice; or Failure to maintain compliance with any regulation set forth in this section. An operator whose short-term rental zoning permit has been revoked shall not be eligible to receive any new short-term rental zoning permit for the remaining portion of the calendar year in which the permit was revoked, and for the entire following year. Except as provided in this section, nothing herein nor the issuance of a zoning permit shall be construed to prohibit, limit, or otherwise supersede existing local authority to regulate short-term rental of property through general land use and zoning authority. Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede or limit contracts or agreements between or among individuals or private entities related to the use of real property, including recorded declarations and covenants; the provisions of condominium instruments of a condominium created pursuant to the Condominium Act (§ 55-79.39 et seq.) of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended; the declaration of a common interest community as defined in Code of Virginia, 1950, § 55-528, as amended; the cooperative instruments of a cooperative created pursuant to the Virginia Real Estate Cooperative Act (§ 55-424 et seq.) of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended; or any declaration of a property owners' association created pursuant to the Property Owners' Association Act (§ 55-508 et seq.).

The operation and use shall not occupy a building larger than two thousand (2,000) square feet. Outdoor storage shall be prohibited.

Where an indoor shooting range is proposed, the following additional criteria shall apply: The application shall be referred to the county sheriff's office for review and comment. Such use shall be designed to eliminate all danger from flying projectiles... The building and site shall be designed to eliminate any excessive noise...

All principal buildings and structures and all intensively active areas associated with this use shall comply with the height, coverage, and setback regulations for the district in which they are located. The provision of food, refreshments, and entertainment as an accessory use to the principal use shall be permitted... All outdoor lighting shall be located, shielded, landscaped, or otherwise buffered so that no direct light shall constitute an intrusion into any residential area.

Minimum area is five (5) acres; Minimum frontage of two hundred (200) feet on a public road; Swimming pools, tennis courts, recreation areas, and buildings shall be at least two hundred (200) feet from any adjacent residential zone; Setbacks for swimming pools and tennis facilities shall be fifty (50) feet from the front property line, thirty-five (35) feet from the rear line, and twenty-five (25) feet from each side property line in all zones

Temporary construction offices, including trailers, may be used on construction sites provided that such structures shall be removed from the subject property within thirty (30) days of: The superintendent of inspections issuing a certificate of occupancy for building construction; For a residential subdivision, upon completion of infrastructure and site improvements; or The expiration of the building or zoning permit...

All materials stored on the property shall be placed either indoors or in a storage yard. The storage yard shall be fully screened from public view and shall be set back at least one hundred (100) feet from any adjoining residential district, in addition to meeting the landscaping zone requirements of article VIII.

When gasoline is sold, all requirements for a gasoline station shall be met as set forth in subsection 5-5005.O., the supplementary use standards for a gasoline station. The outdoor display of goods for sale shall be prohibited.

Any crematorium shall be located at least two hundred (200) feet from any residential lot line. The proposed location is compatible with adjacent land uses, existing or proposed highways, and other elements or factors deemed to affect the public health, safety, and welfare of the inhabitants of such district.

All outdoor areas used for the display and/or sale of merchandise shall be located seventy (70) feet from any street. Merchandise shall be removed from outdoor display areas on a daily basis... Any tractor trailers, shipping containers, storage buildings, and similar facilities or structures are prohibited.

The use of a tract or parcel of land or buildings for a funeral home may be allowed when identified in the zoning district(s) regulation(s) as a conditional use upon a finding by the board of supervisors with a recommendation by the planning commission that: The use will not create excessive noise, traffic, or type of a physical activity. Special conditions... may be invoked by the board of supervisors...

All buildings and outdoor storage areas shall be at least fifty (50) feet from any property line, except: Plant materials may be stored or displayed in the front yard no closer than thirty-five (35) feet from a street. The display of equipment, tools or bagged and bulk materials in the front yard shall be prohibited.

In addition to the buffer zone planting requirements of article VIII, screening with a solid, durable wall or a substantial, solid fence, not less than six (6) feet in height shall be provided in the buffer zone. Required buffer zone plantings shall be located between the solid screen and the adjacent properties. Such additional screening may be waived by the board of supervisors when the natural terrain or existing vegetation provides an effective buffer. Signs, product displays, parked vehicles, and other obstructions that would adversely affect visibility at any intersection or driveway shall be prohibited. Lighting, including permitted illuminated signs, shall be arranged so as not to reflect or cause glare in any residential zone or upon the adjacent roadway. Gasoline pumps or other service appliances shall be located on the lot at least ten (10) feet behind the building line... There shall be at least twenty (20) feet between driveways on each street and all driveways shall be perpendicular to the curb or street line. Light motor vehicle repair work may be done at a motor vehicle fuel and service station, provided that no major repairs, spray paint operation, or body or fender repair are permitted. Motor vehicles shall not be parked so as to overhang the public right-of-way. A motor vehicle storage lot containing no more than three thousand five hundred (3,500) square feet may be permitted for use in connection with a towing operation. Such storage shall be screened from public view as specified in article VIII, and shall not be for the storage of inoperable, unlicensed, or unregistered motor vehicles. When such use occupies a corner lot, the location of egress and ingress driveways shall be in compliance with any and all applicable standards of the Virginia Department of Transportation. Such driveways shall not exceed the applicable commercial entrance standards or requirements of the Virginia Department of Transportation. The canopy of a gasoline station shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height measured from the bottom of the canopy to the paved surface of the fueling lane, shall have a double-pitched roof of no less than 5:12, and shall be architecturally integrated with the principle building. The canopy shall utilize the same architectural elements and building materials as the principle building. In the event that a gas station is vacant for a period greater than eighteen (18) months, the county shall require the owner of record to provide suitable financial surety in an amount sufficient to remove and dispose of any underground tanks plus ten percent (10%). Absent such surety, the county may remove any such tanks and place a lien on the property including all administration costs.